Still stuck inside this winter? Fight the Cabin Fever by bringing a little bit of Sochi into your home! These “events” are great exercise and work on important skills like balance, coordination, and motor planning (your child’s brain and body working together to figure out how to do a new gross motor activity).

INDOOR OLYMPICS

SKIING

Stick your feet in Kleenex boxes and “Ski” through a course

Sit on a scooter board (or similar) on your knees, using your arms as poles

Do 10 ski jumps (“Scissor jumps,” moving both your arms and legs)

SPEED SKATING

Do 10 “side skates” (Leaping side to side, trying to land on one foot)

FIGURE SKATING

Do an airplane on each leg for 10 seconds (Balancing on one leg, with your other leg kicked out behind you, arms out as airplane wings)

Perform your best spinning-twisting-jump in the air

Do 10 high leg kicks on each leg CURLING

*Use a broom to sweep a “rock” (bean bag, small box, etc.) to the target on the floor. Remember, you must stay in control of the rock!

SNOWBOARDING

*Balance on top of a pillow or BOSU ball and show off your best moves - balancing, jumping, twisting in the air